Tasmanian officer wins George Medal for courage
In London a Tasmanian constable, Kevin John Kemp, was awarded the George Medal for disarming a shotgun-armed man who threatened bystanders. Kemp cornered the assailant in a boiler room after being fired upon, then moved to neutralize the threat. Sydney reports note two NSW officers awarded the Queen's Commendation for brave conduct for disarming an assailant. A Brisbane search for Brian Eagles, 32, of Wynnum, believed drowned in Morton Bay, found no trace of kin.
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Kemp
Sydney
Albert Bruce Thompson
Garry Baldwin
Helmont
Nsw
Roden Cutler
Brisbane
Brian Eagles
Wynnum
Morton Bay
South Passage
Lane Cove
Wrecked light aircraft kills four NSW men in Darwin area
Investigation teams from Adelaide arrived to inspect the wreckage of a light aircraft that crashed yesterday, killing four New South Wales men. The report also notes unrelated items including Canberra highland dancing results and a Lane Cove shooting with a fatality.
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Darwin
Department of Civil Aviation
Adelaide
Nsw
Rights rally marks Ukrainian protest in Melbourne
About 1,200 Ukrainian community members gathered at North Melbourne Town Hall to protest Soviet human rights repression. In Goulburn, meals on wheels operated in its first year with 125 helpers serving nearly 4,600 meals to 55 recipients.
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Melbourne
North Melbourne Town Hall
Goulburn
Meals On Wheels
Australia’s frill-necked lizard champion at Eulo race
Herbie the 9 inch frill-necked lizard won a sprint at Eulo near Cunnamulla in 24 seconds, beating 30 rivals before about 500 spectators. The record surpassed Paroo Prince’s 37.9 second mark, part of the Cunnamulla opal festival. The favored Diamantina Devil was withdrawn by stewards, a Soft goanna would have won with a few steps.
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Brisbane
Herbie
Australia
Eulo
Cunnamulla
Paroo Prince
Diamantina Devil
Weekend road toll in Australia rises with 25 deaths
The weekend road toll reached at least 25 across Victoria NSW Queensland and the Northern Territory. Victoria reported 13 deaths including a Tongala family in a head on crash involving a 50-year-old driver. NSW saw seven deaths with three motorcyclists among them. Queensland had four, and the Northern Territory one, an 18-year-old girl near Katherine.
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Victoria
Nsw
Queensland
Northern Territory
Melbourne
Tongala
Lorraine Bish
Graham Bish
Robert Bish
Mark Bish
Harold Rutherford
Lancaster
Rutherford
Police
H. Hockey
Bruce Highway
Townsville
Darwin
Katheri
Volcanic eruption hero dies in PNG
G A M Taylor 54 of Canberra, famed vulcanologist and Mt Lamington eruption hero, died after visiting Manam Island in Papua New Guinea. Survived by wife and three children. Funeral plans pending.
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Png
Port Moresby
G. A. M. Taylor
Canberra
Papua New Guinea
Mt Lamington
D. 8. Grove
Taylor
Manam Island
Madang
Commonwealth Vulcanologist
Rabaul
Pearsaist
Bureau of Mineral Resources
Australian Union of Students criticises Labor education plan
The AUS challenges the ALP stance as simplistic and underthought arguing that more money and buildings won’t solve deep education problems. It calls for a inquiry committee, boosted research grants, a unified advisory body, and means testing for secondary scholarships. W H Hartley of the ALP says the party will consider AUS ideas.
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Melbourne
Simdlay
Australian Union of Students
Australian Labor Party
ALP
Bain
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Committee of Inquiry
W. H. Hartley
AUS
Psychologists condemn use of skill in warfare in Canberra
Four leading psychologists, including Professor N L Munn of the University of Adelaide, urged that psychologists not apply their skills to military areas as they could harm mankind. Munn cited research into psychological warfare and bain washing, noted war opposition, and questioned how scientists could prevent misuse of discoveries. He spoke at the Australian Psychological Society conference opening at the Australian National University.
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Canberra
N. L. Munn
University of Adelaide
Bain
Munn
Australia
United States
South Australia
Mark Oliphant
Australian Psychological Society
Australian National University
International union problem and multinational corporations
George Doughty of the British Trade Union Congress told ABC listeners that multinational corporations create an international parallel to national union challenges. He warned firms can shift operations across borders to evade unions and industrial disputes, effectively holding trade unions to ransom.
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George
Doughty
General Council
British Trade Union Congress
Bound for Soviet Union Departure Amid Secrecy in Fremantle
John Doohan and his family quietly left Fremantle aboard the Soviet freighter Novotroisk en route to the Soviet Union. The former WA Government Railways welder, British-born, declined further remarks to avoid upsetting Australian officials or the Soviet government. A brother-in-law said the family understands their new life, with a welding job and a flat awaiting Doohan in the USSR.
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Perth
John Doohan
Fremantle
Soviet Union
Doohan
WA Government Railways
Kosygin
John
Vasectomy praised as simple quickest operation by Dr Deys
Dr Caroline Deys of Marie Stopes Memorial Clinic told a 12 hour ANU seminar that vasectomy is the easiest operation requiring a small scrotal incision. She noted seven minutes and cited social implications while outlining future contraception advances and the IPPF connection.
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Caroline Deys
Deys
Marie Stopes
International Planned Parenthood Federation
London
Postal Committee Medicine
Australian National University
Seminar on role sharing and vasectomy attitudes in marriage
A seminar discussed how couples in traditional marriages shared major decisions and domestic work, with male methods like vasectomy favored by role dividers. Attitudes of family planning doctors and medical staff were blamed for limiting availability, while political and cultural pressures raised vasectomy’s appeal in the US. Experts noted risks of anti-sperm antibodies after vasectomy but viewed them as rare, and Australia’s system was deemed not yet ready to provide broad access.
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Marrusband
Deys
Heap
Australia
G. F. Bradell
Hobart
Jaime Zipper
Chile
Best travel deals expose season’s travel cons
The National Times reviews the coming season’s options and warns about failed charter operators while highlighting the best deals this year. The feature, on sale this week, analyzes how to spot value and avoid scams across flights and packages.
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National Times
Strike uncertainty clouds Canberra beer supply
Spokesmen for Canberra hotels said it was too early to gauge the strike effect on Canberra, awaiting Queanbeyan beer deliveries today. Most could last beyond the week without shipments, though one hotel feared delays if Queanbeyan deliveries failed. NSW brewery workers halted work after 614 Tooheys retrenchments on Friday.
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Canberra
Nsw
Queanbeyan
Federated Engine Drivers and Firemen’s Association
Toohey
Sydney
U S Protester Barred From Embassy Lawn
A 23 year old American anthropology student, Bob Yost, was persuaded not to pitch a tent on the lawns of the American Embassy after failing to get restitution for a promised Australia fare refund. He had hitchhiked to Canberra and planned to camp to press his claim, with embassy officials providing lodging instead. Immigration said no official claim had been lodged yet but the case would be reviewed this morning.
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Australia
Bob Yost
Chicago
Canberra
Yost
Department of Immigration
Belconnen priest named in Canberra diocese reorganization
The Reverend Neville John Andrews aged 35 is appointed priest in Belconnen BL by Bishop C. A. L. Warren of Canberra and Goulburn. He succeeds Reverend J. R. Collings who becomes part time college chaplain at the College of Advanced Education, marking a clerical transition within the diocese.
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Neville John Andrews
Belconnen
Canberra
Goulburn
C. AL Warren
Andrews
J. R Collings
College of Advanced Education
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